computer

n

1

aa device, usually electronic, that processes data according to a set of instructions. The digital computer stores data in discrete units and performs arithmetical and logical operations at very high speed. The analog computer has no memory and is slower than the digital computer but has a continuous rather than a discrete input. The hybrid computer combines some of the advantages of digital and analog computers.

b(as modifier)computer technologyRelated prefix→
cyber-

2a person who computes or calculates

analog computerna mechanical, electrical, or electronic computer that performs arithmetical operations by using some variable physical quantity, such as mechanical movement or voltage, to represent numbers

computer-aided designnthe use of computer techniques in designing products, esp. involving the use of computer graphics,(Abbrev.)
CAD

computer-aided engineeringnthe use of computers to automate manufacturing processes,(Abbrev.)
CAE

computer conferencingnthe conduct of meetings by the use of computer-based telecommunications

computer datingnthe use of computers by dating agencies to match their clients

computer gamenany of various games, recorded on cassette or disc for use in a home computer, that are played by manipulating a mouse, joystick, or the keys on the keyboard of a computer in response to the graphics on the screen

computer graphicsnfunctioning as singthe use of a computer to produce and manipulate pictorial images on a video screen, as in animation techniques or the production of audiovisual aids

computer languagenanother term for→
programming language

computer literateadjable to use computers♦
computer literacyn

computer sciencenthe study of computers and their application

computer typesettingna system for the high-speed composition of type by a device driven by punched paper tape or magnetic tape that has been processed by a computer

digital computernan electronic computer in which the input is discrete rather than continuous, consisting of combinations of numbers, letters, and other characters written in an appropriate programming language and represented internally in binary notationCompare→
analog computer

hybrid computerna computer that uses both analogue and digital techniques

neural computernanother name for→
neurocomputer

notebook computerna portable computer smaller than a laptop model, often approximately the size of a sheet of A4 paper

palmtop computerna computer that has a small screen and compressed keyboard and is small enough to be held in the hand, often used as a personal organizer,(Often shortened to)
palmtopCompare→
laptop computer

personal computerna small inexpensive computer used in word processing, playing computer games, etc.

In computer science, the File Allocation Table (FAT) is a file system popularized by Microsoft in the 1980's in their earliest computers. The FAT file system has continued to be developed and now comes in multiple varieties such as FAT12, FAT16, FAT32 and ExFAT.

[Tech.];[Comp.] Look at that floppy disk, see if it is formatted with the FAT file system.

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